Re: Major Pentatonic (was Allman Bros.)

["Chris Hammond" <dawgawntired@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess I was referring to the "My Girl" riff mentioned in the original 
post.  That is definitely the major pentatonic scale

A-B-C#-E-F#

Don't much about Allman Brothers-ology



>From: "Jp Pagan" <coquiblues@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: "Jp Pagan" <coquiblues@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Major Pentatonic (was Allman Bros.)
>Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:08:54 +0000
>
>
>Hey y'all,
>
>   as some of you may know i'm not an expert on music theory, but, 
>according to the majority of info i've found (jazclass.aust.com/scamap.htm 
>is a helpful site) a major pentatonic scale consists of "five different 
>notes... the 1-2-3-5-6 of the major scale... in other words, a major scale 
>without the 4th and 7th notes... this eliminates the two semitones present 
>in the major scale."
>   the A major pentatonic scale is therefore A B C# E F# A. i suppose there 
>are multiple ways to make a major pentatonic scale, but this seems to be 
>the one commonly known as "the" major pentatonic. at least in this part of 
>the west. i did find one mention (http://www.winged-horse.com/lostmus.htm ) 
>of an "irish pentatonic scale," and it is the same as the one above. 
>interestingly, the same article notes that before the 16th? century, the 
>major pentatonic scale dominant in Europe did, in fact, omit the 3rd 
>instead of the 4th. i guess things have changed?
>
>     --Jp
>
>
>
>
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